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Daylight saving time, or DST, began in the US in 1918 as a way to conserve energy.
However, many Americans believe the practice is not worth the hassle, and studies suggest it may cause more problems than it solves.
There are two main proposals to get rid of DST: by creating fewer time zones or moving to one universal time.

Daylight Saving Time is a global ritual concept as dumb as its name implies.

On Sunday, March 11, right at 2:00 a.m., clocks and phones across North America and Europe will jump ahead one hour to begin Daylight Saving Time (DST) until next year. (And no, it's not "savings" with an "s.")

This act goes beyond a symbolic gesture to make it seem like there's more light during the day (there won't be). But it will rob humanity of billions of hours of sleep like an evil spacetime vampire.

Bill Gates has no idea what groceries cost, but you should — here's how much it costs to buy groceries in 25 major US cities

Bill Gates, the second richest person in the world, recently appeared on an episode of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."
Ellen DeGeneres quizzed Gates on his knowledge of grocery prices, and he failed miserably at guessing the cost of laundry detergent and other staples.
The cost of groceries varies depending on where you live — we put together a list of the average cost of food staples in 25 major cities across the US.

This incredibly useful new ASOS app feature uses a photo to save you money — and help you look your most stylish

The best part of UK-based online retailer ASOS is that it sells pieces that look like high fashion, but with a very low pricetag.

Now, with Style Match, a new feature in its iOS and Android app, ASOS is making it a lot easier to put together the outfit of your dreams. (It was previously available to users in the UK.)

The feature allows users to search the ASOS database of roughly 85,000 products by uploading a reference photo to the app. So basically if you’re perusing Instagram and find an image of a coat that costs thousands, you can skirt the outfit FOMO and search ASOS for a less expensive version, instead.

A firm believer in both saving money and staying on the forefront of fashion, I tried it out, and found it to be very useful. In fact, it gets a coveted place in my iPhone's "Shopping" folder.

I ordered items online from both Amazon and Walmart to see which site does it better — and they both frustrated me

Amazon and Walmart are the two largest sellers of merchandise online.
Amazonhas been dominant, but Walmart has drastically beefed up its online offerings to compete.
I tested both of them head-to-head to see which one does e-commerce better now. It was difficult to come to a conclusion.

Amazon versus Walmart is the story of our time — at least when it comes to shopping online.

BANK OF AMERICA: These 11 companies are set to capitalize on the biggest changes in tech

Strategists at Bank of America have compiled a projection of the biggest, world-transforming themes over the next two to five years and companies they believe will most benefit.

"The future is arriving sooner than investors expect," Beijia Ma, an equity strategist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, said in a recent note.

"By 2020E, we see electric and autonomous vehicles, the Internet of Things (IoT), AI and other hyperbolic technologies impacting lives on Main Street. 2023E serves as an inflection point for tectonic shifts including peak labour, the maturing of Gen Y & Z, and grid parity for renewables — while many moonshots [like animal-free meat] come closer to reality."

The team put together a list of stocks they believe will be the biggest beneficiaries of these trends. All the companies are "buy" rated by Bank of America's equity strategists and have "material exposure" to the themes.

BANK OF AMERICA: These 11 companies are set to capitalize on the biggest changes in tech

Strategists at Bank of America have compiled a projection of the biggest, world-transforming themes over the next two to five years and companies they believe will most benefit.

"The future is arriving sooner than investors expect," Beijia Ma, an equity strategist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, said in a recent note.

"By 2020E, we see electric and autonomous vehicles, the Internet of Things (IoT), AI and other hyperbolic technologies impacting lives on Main Street. 2023E serves as an inflection point for tectonic shifts including peak labour, the maturing of Gen Y & Z, and grid parity for renewables — while many moonshots [like animal-free meat] come closer to reality."

The team put together a list of stocks they believe will be the biggest beneficiaries of these trends. All the companies are "buy" rated by Bank of America's equity strategists and have "material exposure" to the themes.

A huge Nintendo franchise is coming to the Nintendo Switch this year: 'Super Smash Bros.'

One of Nintendo's most popular franchises, "Super Smash Bros.", is headed to the Nintendo Switch.
Nintendo says the game will arrive in 2018 — it's likely to be a major holiday game, but there's no scheduled release date.
A handful of characters are clearly shown in the tease, including Mario, Link, Bowser, and Pikachu.

Nintendo has got another huge game coming to its hit Nintendo Switch game console: "Super Smash Bros."

A video showing two characters from the "Splatoon" franchise teased the game in a live YouTube presentation on Thursday evening. The two characters are chasing each other when, suddenly, the world goes dark. A massive burning symbol appears: The symbol of the long-running "Super Smash Bros." franchise, which goes all the way back to the Nintendo 64 in the late 1990s.

The long awaited rush of tech IPOs is around the corner— but investors might be surprised by who is leading the charge

The number of tech startups going public should jump to around 50, investment bankers who cater to the industry say.
But don't expect a lot of big-name companies to hit the public markets. Instead, enterprise-software companies will likely represent the lion's share of new offerings, the bankers said.
Many startups are feeling pressure from venture investors and employees to go public — and may sense a welcome market ahead for their shares, the bankers said.

Dozens of tech companies are angling to go public this year, as a crop of maturing startups scramble to take advantage of favorable conditions on Wall Street. But Spotify and Dropbox aside, don't expect many big names to be part of the rush — at least not right away.

China, the US, and Norway are among the leading adopters of electric vehicles

The electric-vehicle market is growing — and the countries leading the adoption of fuel-free cars are China, the US, and Norway. As this chart by Statista shows, electric vehicles have surged in popularity especially in Norway, where they make up for nearly one-third of all vehicles sold. Electric mobility is an attractive offering to many conscientious consumers hoping to curb their environmental footprints. While adoption might be slow at first, it seems that electric vehicles are on the rise.